Down with that sort of thing

If this is a sign of the kind of antics that current TD's are going to embark on, it is going to be long, long winter for the Government.

RTE News today had a report about the lengths that Fianna Fail Deputy for Roscommon - Michael Finneran - will go to, in order to save inpatient surgery services at Roscommon County Hospital; he claims he will not stand for the party if the decision is not rescinded.

The whip will have to be used on this one - and pretty quickly too. It is a clever move from Finneran. He is the hero if he can get the Government to change the mind of the HSE (not a chance) and thus be re-elected. If he stands his ground, the whip could ensure his ejection from the party; he runs as an independent, is re-elected, and is also a hero.

If this an indication of the mindset of existing Government back benchers, it's just a bit too clever for my liking....

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Revenge is a dish best served cold

I don't think you need to be a psychologist to understand that part of the motivation for Roy Keane to take on the managers role at Sunderland must be to prove that he bring success/non-failure to the club where his nemesis Mick McCarthy could not.

If this premise is true, it also shows Niall Quinn to be quite dispassionate but also very clever at understanding the psyche of Keane, and the appeal that the role might have for him, based on this.


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